Reconciliation

The rhetorical intent is deadly serious. It's been a daily drip: industry after industry will close, businesses are on notice, the economy will be crippled.

We've been here before ...

Just as acceptance of climate change and carbon pricing represents some manifest socialist evil to their opponents, so too did the Mabo decision trigger a response that whistled to something deeper than simple anxiety.

The Western Australian Government has announced it will compensate Aboriginal people for stolen wages, but the payments will be capped at $2,000 and those who worked on privately-owned stations and farms will not be eligible.

The West Australian Government has announced it will compensate Aboriginal people for stolen wages, but the payments will be capped at $2,000 and those who worked on privately owned stations and farms will not be eligible.

Farmers are taking part in workshops which is teaching them Indigenous land management techniques. It's hoped that owners will not only gain an appreciation of the methods, but also use them on their own properties.